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CLUSTER DESKTOP-FILES-LOCAL · 23 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2026-09-02

Local file deduplication tools

This cluster consists of desktop applications focused on local file organization, duplicate detection, storage analysis, backup creation, and archival. Their dated history before the index start is too thin to read a shape from, with only 2 dated entries predating the index. Among traction leaders, hamster-archiver leads with 58 stars, while devzen and cluttermap show 0 stars.

Entry timeline

ENTRY TIMELINE

MAR 2026: 1AUG 2026: 2SEP 2026: 13OCT 2026: 7
MAR 2026OCT 2026

Each bar is the month a member carries, which is a creation date where the source published one and a crawl date otherwise. Nothing in the index was found before 11 August 2026, and coverage broadened sharply on 14–15 August, so a bar from then on reports how much we found that month, not how much was built; an earlier bar reports how far back a member's own source dated it — not how long we have been watching.

Members by activity

Activity signals, not revenue.

Build origin · 1 hand-coded · 19 unlabelled

Operator · 14 hobby · 1 open source · 5 unlabelled

Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 20 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.

  1. 01file-recovery-windows150★1 moliveopen sourceDesktop file recovery app for Windows that restores deleted files from NTFS drives with preview capabilities.
  2. 02hamster-archiver62★24 days—Desktop app that batch-archives local files into a searchable offline media vault with integrity checking and deduplication.
  3. 03disksaver2★8 dayslivehobbyDesktop app that scans drives for important documents, photos, videos and archives, then saves selected files to another drive before formatting.
  4. 04Argos-Cleaner1★1 day—hobbyDesktop app that finds duplicate photos and videos and repairs metadata and file extensions from Google Takeout archives.
  5. 05WinFolderMonitor1★17 days—hobbyWindows desktop app that automatically organizes folders, bulk-renames files, detects duplicates, and cleans up disk space.
  6. 06sortiq1★1 daylivehobbyDesktop file manager that detects duplicate files, cleans disk space, and moves files to the recycle bin with rollback.
  7. 07SecDel1★6 days—Windows desktop app for securely deleting files and sanitizing storage, with verification, artifact scanning, and exportable reports.
  8. 08IconFlow4★1 molivehobbyLocal Windows app that changes folder and shortcut icons, backs up originals, and restores defaults through a compact picker.
  9. 09TwinSweeper0★9 days—hobbyWindows app that finds duplicate files, similar photos, and junk, and deletes them with an undoable operations log.
  10. 10diskpilot0★14 days—hobbyWindows app that analyzes local disk usage, groups large files by category, and generates exportable cleanup reports without uploading data.
  11. 11swep-releases-30-sep-20260★8 daysliveCross-platform desktop app that cleans caches, leftovers, duplicates, and large files from computers with user confirmation.
  12. 12usb-lockbox0★9 days—hobbyDesktop app for Windows that scans, securely wipes, and BitLocker-encrypts multiple USB drives in batch, generating per-drive records.
  13. 13DiskAtlas0★16 days—hobbyDesktop app that inventories hard drives, records SMART health and file listings, and lets users search offline disks.
  14. 14smart-file-organizer0★25 days—hobbyWindows desktop app that scans and classifies messy files, renames and organizes them, with cleanup review and undo to avoid permanent deletion.
  15. 15Modern-Recycle-Bin2★29 days—hand-codedhobbyDesktop app that lets Windows users restore deleted files anywhere, copy files out, and preview images from a redesigned Recycle Bin.
  16. 16stackhome0★24 days—hobbyDesktop app that organizes local files, finds duplicates, and performs backups on Windows.
  17. 17sentry0★22 days—hobbyDesktop app that scans selected Windows folders with heuristics, flags suspicious files, and lets users manually quarantine or delete them.
  18. 18StackHome0★24 days—Desktop app that organizes files on a local Windows machine, detects duplicates, and creates backups.
  19. 19SpaceLens0★24 daysliveWindows desktop app that scans local drives, maps large files and duplicates, and suggests cleanup with risk labels.
  20. 20roomkeeper-ai0★1 mo—hobbyLocal-first Windows app that scans and classifies workspace files, generates explainable cleanup plans, and safely quarantines or migrates files after user confirmation.

Ranked by traction, highest first, and paged 20 at a time — this is a window on the cluster, never the whole of it. Ties are broken by a stable id so a product cannot appear on two pages or fall between them. Browse every cluster.